Eating breakfast one morning, I thought of these words from the Lord’s Prayer: “Give us this day our daily bread.” I suddenly became aware of my gratitude for the many people...

Our deck was damaged in 2020 by the strongest typhoon on record at that time. After the storm, I tried to use a hammer and nails to repair it. But I...

I was brought up in a Jewish home, but on Easter Sunday when I was 50 years old, I was baptized. The Holy Spirit entered my life, and I became a...

As an attorney, my job often involves arguing my client’s case before a judge. This requires a lot of time, preparation, thought, and research. Sometimes the judge rules in my client’s...

One afternoon I was feeling exhausted after the work of teaching primary school online from home during the pandemic. Suddenly, today’s scripture verse echoed in my mind: Write whatever you see....

In the winter I often walk through the woods with my dog. To make paths for us, sometimes I break off branches that are in the way. Most of them snap...

When I was a child, I noticed that my parents and family members embraced, praised, and sought after God only on major holidays or when hard times arose. We would go...

I was in my final year of university and about to present my thesis. I did not have a family member present because my grandfather, whom I had lived with for...

The life of the apostle Paul was a remarkable one — his dramatic conversion from a Pharisee who persecuted Christians to a leader of the early church; his many letters; his...

In my work as a nurse, I was caring for an elderly, dying patient. He was a grumpy man who would curse those caring for him. One day we were by...